Talleyrand Park

Talleyrand Park Bellefonte, PA 10 22 11

Talleyrand Park ducks and water Bellefonte, PA 10-22-11

Nice to see the mallards swimming around and quacking. Nice water fall and bridge too. It is called the Spring Creek.

Driving by Bellefonte, Pennsylvania

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Trip to Bellefonte, PA

My wife and I went up to Bellefonte, PA for a long weekend. We stayed in a mansion, rode in a boat on an underground river, hiked some trails and even found a geocache. Thanks for watching.

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Bellefonte Ride Around Town

Nice comfy town in Pa. I love it there!

Bellefonte, Pennsylvania

Bellefonte's in bloom no matter the season. You've got some friends here. Come for a visit! We'd love to have you.

Historic Bellefonte PA

Take a ride Through Bellefonte PA

The History and Architecture - Courthouse building in Bellefonte, PA.

The city of Bellefonte is located 10 miles northeast of Penn State University's - University Park campus. It has been named by French statesman Talleyrand in honor of the town's central spring (la belle fonte) and has been home to seven governors from three states.
The Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte is an impressive historic building. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. The original section was built in 1805-1806, and a wing was added in 1811. The porch was built in 1835. Except for the porch, the entire building was replaced in 1854 and 1855. The section at the back was added in 1909-1911 and the wing in the east was built in 1963-1964. It is a two story rectangular stone and brick building laid on a stone foundation and measures 135 feet by 60 feet. The building is faced in stucco and has a gable roof topped by a cupola.
The main facade of the building features an entry porch in Greek Revival style architecture with eight 26 foot high pillars with Ionic order capitals supported by a triangular pediment. The facade behind the porch is composed of five bays with a central doorway. The windows have lintels decorated with a scroll and foliate design. The cupola is octagonal with a copper sheathed roof and has a fish vane on a ball on top. In 1906, the statue of Andrew Gregg Curtin and the Soldiers and Sailors War Memorial (designed by Joseph M Huston who also designed the State Capitol Building in Harrisburg) were installed.
In front of the courthouse is the Diamond -- an intersection of four streets. This has been Bellefonte's hub for all activities since it was founded and represents the Pennsylvania Diamond characteristic of towns and areas settled by Pennsylvanians.
The trial of Jerry Sandusky (Penn State sex abuse case) was tried in this courthouse in June 2012.

Outreach, Rage and Aggression at Penn University, State College PA, November 2017.

Evangelism during a football game

William Brownson, Resident at Governor's Gate Apartments, Bellefonte, PA

goodbye bellefonte

i have always wanted to do another bellefonte video but i could never get the song right this video is by far what i believe the best out of all my videos

One of the last rides in Bellefonte, PA

Centre County Court Video

Feb 18,2019

Original content from e-architect's US Editor, Joel Solkoff:

A taxi ride trying to find disability access to Centre County’s astonishingly beautiful 19th Century Courthouse. The architectural significance of the Centre County Courthouse derives largely from the fact that its classical porch (1835) is the sole surviving example of period Greek Revival architecture in the County, on a large scale, notes the Gombach Group.

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West end of Jersey Shore PA shot in overcast conditions.

Philadelphia tourists are delighted that the city's numerous historic landmarks have reopened after

Tourists lined up outside Philadelphia's historic federal landmarks were delighted that the government shutdown is over and the monuments have reopened.
Leslie Sworsky traveled from St. Francis, Minnesota for a six-day trip to the city.
Luck would be in our favor that we finally got the open doors to come and see all these great sites in Philadelphia, she says, We're so excited.
Tourists filed into Independence Hall, eager to purchase tickets and talk to park rangers.
The outlook was not as cheery in Pottsville, Pa. where several people were waiting outside the Social Security Administration office there.
James Ulrich needs a replacement social security card so he can start a new job.
We waited until last night, when we heard it was open, and rushed over here this morning, Ulrich says.
But even after the door was unlocked, Ulrich left empty-handed.
They just said, 'We're not issuing new cards right now, so you're going to have to wait until the government's back up and running.
Ulrich says the experience only confirmed his belief about Washington.
I don't have a really good outlook on the government. Never did.



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Pigs play a role in State College's early history

By: WJAC Web Staff

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Developed in what many people said was the middle of nowhere, despite some people still believing it is in the middle of nowhere, State College has developed into a gem of a community.

Coupled with their people and the growth of Pennsylvania State University, State College has become a cultural and educational powerhouse in the middle of the Commonwealth.

Running through the middle of town is College Avenue, splitting the university from the borough, and that's what symbolizes the town-gown relationship.

Outside of the Tavern Restaurant on East College Avenue on Centennial Way is what's known as the pig statue. In an town known for its Nittany Lions, it turns out, as depicted in a very early photo of College Avenue, when it was just a dusty trail, that pigs were roaming the area.

That old photograph suggests that farms, the local farms, were very close to where the school was going to be developed, Jacqueline Melander, of the Centre County Historical Society, said. That photograph suggests that the local pigs were with the pigs roaming College Avenue.

Penn State University was established in 1855, at the Pennsylvania Farmer's High School. As the farmland transitioned into development on both sides of College Avenue over the decades, the State College area began to grow.

Most places where there's a university, the university was kind of placed inside an already existing town or city, Melander said. In this case, the university was placed and then the town evolved around it.

State College was incorporated as a borough in 1896. Several decades later, a nickname was developed for the area: Happy Valley.

No one exactly knows how the name Happy Valley came to be, but most believe is surrounds the economy.

That has merit, State College Mayor Elizabeth Goreham said. Recessions really don't hit here. That sounds right we are pretty insulated from great economic downturns.

Despite not directly knowing the origin, it certainly is a powerful marketing term.

Goreham points to the energy and economic impact Penn State generates for the State College area. Even with growth of the surrounding Centre region, it was the growth along College Avenue that started it all.

It melds us invisibly together, welds us together, Goreham said. I think it's a good blend and it seems to be working.

A Little RV Browsing & A Quick Stop in Bellefonte PA

I find a small RV Center in our travels and stop to browse and we make a quick stop in Bellefonte PA